Sort of back...

[scfrankles]

Just letting you know I'm sort of back online at home.

My phone line is still dead - apparently it "may be a few more days" before it's fixed. (*laughs mildly hysterically* Last time our phone line failed it was weeks before the phone company were able to mend it and they had to dig up the road ^^") However, my brother has lent me a mobile Wi-Fi device to use in the meantime.

It's not unlimited usage, so I may still not be around as much as I usually am. But it will allow me to take part in sherlock60 on Sunday ^_^ And it's just such a relief to have the option of being able to use the internet at home.

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[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

*Waves furiously*

Delighted to have you back.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Absolutely delighted to be back ^____^

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Aw. Hope the universe and the telephone company see fit to provide you a full solution soon.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you - me too ^__^ But I'm just so grateful to have some internet access at home again ^_^

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the post; and good for your brother.

And glad you'll be on line for Sunday. As ever, looking forward to it.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

It is very good of my brother to lend out the device. And I’m so pleased I can be at sherlock60 on Sunday - I was desperately scheduling all the posts at the library yesterday morning because I thought there was no chance of being able to do it at home ^^

[katleept.livejournal.com]

I used to HATE our phone company! We just finally managed to get rid of them this month. No complaints on their WiFi. It works fine, but the phone sucked so majorly. It seemed like we had trouble every time it rained, and the price just kept going up.

We tried MagicJack, which you might've heard of, but it wasn't much better. However, we've been using StraightTalk now for going over two weeks and are perfectly happy with it. The original device is a little expensive, but nothing in comparison to usual phone rates. About the price of one month's service. After that, it's $15 a month, unlimited local and long distance. No complaints so far, and it was great to kick Frontier!

Plus, there's the extra benefit of the phone number not being listed without paying any more. :-)

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I’m so glad you’ve finally managed to get a good deal! ^^

There are two phone companies involved in our situation: the one we pay for the Wi-Fi and the phone calls, and the one that actually owns the phone lines. The latter one is, of course, the one who’s sorting out the repairs. And to be fair, they were very good the last time our phone line died. Someone came out pretty quickly but then they discovered they were going to have to dig up the road to sort the problem out. They asked the local council for permission and our council gave them a date months away. So, bless ‘em, the phone company eventually sneaked in and just dug up the road anyway ^_^ (This is a quiet country lane I’m talking about. And they were only digging up the side of the road, so traffic could still get through.) The phone line was repaired and the road put back to rights over the course of a morning ^^

[debriswoman]

Hoping connection woes are sorted soon.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Hopefully it won’t be much longer now. I’m just so pleased I can be at sherlock60 on Sunday with everyone ^^

[debriswoman]

Hoping connection woes are sorted soon.